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Epping is a small town of 2,796 people in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. It's about 18 miles from Manchester, NH and 48 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $385k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,796people
$385kTypical home
$1,501/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
57"Snow
220Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,796
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 650 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Boston, MA
- 18 mi to Manchester, NH
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $385k (≈$2,427/mo)
- Median rent $1,501/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,237 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to PSM airport
- 47 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 220 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 941 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 353 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 69 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rockingham County: Purple — split almost evenly
- New Hampshire: D+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.